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Topic: 2016 Sheds...Post them here! (Read 133634 times)

I might as well start it. Way too nice a day to sit around all day inside. Grabbed the pooch and hit the hills. Only out about 45 minutes before she found her first ever (that I know of). Last year's or more likely a two year old shed based on the mottled appearance. It wasn't the BT shed I was hoping to find, but still a great way to start the new year!

6 point Roosevelt I picked up this morning, first one for 2016. Take a look at that base, I'm thinking he got to fighting and broke it off a couple months early from last year, but I'm not sure. What do you guys think?

Thank you blackveltbowhunter, you got some nice heavy BT sheds yourself! And Lewy your right I got it draining now, I've found a couple like this and boy they can really smell haha but that chunk of bone still attached to the base and the piece taken out of the main beam is what makes me wonder if it wasn't ready to come off yet

that chunk of bone still attached to the base and the piece taken out of the main beam is what makes me wonder if it wasn't ready to come off yet

You're right. No way is that a normal shedding situation. It caused a good bit of force to break it off like that. Could be because of a fight with another bull or some serious raking of the ground or something.

When do blacktails and elk on the west side start really dropping antlers? I have been out a lot the last 2 years in February, March and parts of April but have never had any luck. Looking forward to searching again this year!

that chunk of bone still attached to the base and the piece taken out of the main beam is what makes me wonder if it wasn't ready to come off yet

You're right. No way is that a normal shedding situation. It caused a good bit of force to break it off like that. Could be because of a fight with another bull or some serious raking of the ground or something.

I've seen several sheds that way? Not saying its normal but its not all that uncommon

that chunk of bone still attached to the base and the piece taken out of the main beam is what makes me wonder if it wasn't ready to come off yet

You're right. No way is that a normal shedding situation. It caused a good bit of force to break it off like that. Could be because of a fight with another bull or some serious raking of the ground or something.

yeah that area is pretty grassy so he could have been raking, I didn't think about that. Thanks for the input everyone.

When do blacktails and elk on the west side start really dropping antlers? I have been out a lot the last 2 years in February, March and parts of April but have never had any luck. Looking forward to searching again this year!

blacktails start dropping anytime late December, I saw a two point still packing just 3 days ago. Elk take a bit longer, more like the end of march till May. Seen bulls packing before in first week of April.